Drive to tamhini ghat during the monsoon
When i decided to come back to India (pune) one year ago, i heard zillions of stories about the pollution in Pune, the traffic , the bureacracy at work , all trying to convince me not to take such a decision. But no one mentioned about the abundance of natural beauty around Pune. A drive to any such place near Pune is enough to free your mind from the stress caused by any of the above factors. Eventually, the sight-seeing options near to Pune took preference over all other issues and helped me make the decision to come to Pune. .
One such place is the Tamhini Ghat just beyond the Mulshi Dam. Though the roads through this ghat are at best bad, the scenery around would make you forget the bumpiness of the ride. A ride through this ghat is good even during the summer. But, this place opens up in the rains. Waterfalls all around, greens of the like rarely seen, you have to go there to experience this. I drove through Tamhini ghat late last August on my way to the Hans adventure resort. The other members of my team were in a bus and i was following them in my Xylo. The temptation was too much to stop at every corner and click a photograph of the panorama. Below are some photos from that drive.
How to go to Tamhini Ghat from Pune(Magarpatta): Go to Chandi Chowk. Take the road going towards Mulshi Dam. Cross Mulshi dam and climb into the ghat. The bad road usually start here. This is Tamhini Ghat. You can go beyond the Tamhini Ghat towards Mangaon (Mumbai Goa Highway) to reach the konkan side. Btw, it is not advised to go through Tamhini ghat late in the evenings. If you have to cross the mountains in the night, use the Bhor/Varandha Ghat instead.
Very beautiful scenic place,endless spots to shoot. Every time you visit this place, you will find it more beautiful then the previous visit. I love this place.
Hello Rajaramji
I am a regular follower at your blog, however since last few months I am unable to have update from your blog, Hope you are still exploring the beauties around.
Also I need to have a reference from you regarding my travel to Varanasi scheduled in the month of Sep-14, would you help me with some web references at varanasi.
it is very very interesting location to visit by every year….!!!@!!!
We r bikers of Thane.Already visited Malshej ghat,Lonavala,Jawhar,Amboli ghat,Goa,Malwan,Vengurla…So dis upcoming Monsoon,In July Month 2014,We r planning for tamhini ghat & Varenda ghat.Pics are beautiful.So is the place Beautiful than Malshej ghat?Can we Njoy,As a group Admin.I have to look after my crew.
Plz comment guys,who had visited this place….
it should be paisa wasool
road condition would be average.
Without photo stops, the entire drive would take at least 4hrs.
The 6 km route to shivthargal is particularly bad in condition, but can be driven.
Start early in the day as it is going to be a looong day for this route.
Check ur spare tire 🙂 and have food in hand, as you dont have any good quality eatouts along the way.
View spots; everywhere u turn is a view point!
Hi,
I am new to pune and going first time on ghat ride and choose Pune-Varandha ghat-Shivtharghal-Tahimini-Pune route. Kindly let me know on below point.
1) road condition of entire route 2) timing to be taken 3) View Spots 4) precaution to be taken.
Myself, Wife and my one kid will be traveling by Brio.
Thanks Rajaram
Avinash, there are multiple places which offer stay near Tamhini. You can check out Quick bites, which has an attached place.
We plan to go to the tamhini ghat for overnight picnic. is lodging available there?
Not that i know of. i didn’t see any news mentioning that Tamhini has been made a sanctuary. Still u have the bottle-in-hand music-in-car types all over the waterfalls.